For those who have been living under a rock the past year or so, Marlon Williams is New Zealand’s most exciting musical export right now. Having recently stunned audiences at Meredith with his unique brand of alt-country, the now Melbourne based songwriter is set to release his debut self-titled LP this Friday April 24th via Caroline Records.

The process for writing this impressive debut was an interesting one. In April 2014, Williams returned to his family home in Lyttelton, NZ, to record his first solo album. He had relocated to Melbourne a year prior, but decided to make the record at home with his long time producer Ben Edwards at The Sitting Room studios. They had also worked together on The Unfaithful Ways EP and LP and Williams’ three duo albums with Delaney Davidson.

Williams says, “it was the same as it has always been. There are 5 doors between the studio and mum’s house, so we didn’t leave Hawkhurst Road for the entire recording period, except to get beers”

recruiting a familiar cast of players, with his The Unfaithful Ways bandmate Ben Woolley on Bass and backing vocals, Delaney Davidson on guitar, Aldous Harding on vocals, Joe McCallum on drums, and Anita Clarke on violin, and new recruits including John Egenes on pedal steel, and members of noise band Asian Tang including drummer AJ Park and guitarist Rang Lloyd – Williams has produced one of the most impressive country records this year. If you like what you’re hearing be sure to pop by www.caroline.com to pre-order your copy of this stellar LP, which is out this Friday April 24th.

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